Yep, we had a 5.9 earthquake in the District of Columbia and nope, I don't have earthquake insurance... Here's an email I sent to family:
Hi All,
We're all so glad that it wasn't a bad earthquake, but I must admit that not having access to calling the family for 2 hours after the earthquake (all phone lines were jammed) was quite panicking. I have several hairline fractures in my dining room wall in the drywall, which I suspect are not a structural issue, but I'll be calling my insurance and getting some professionals in the house to check if the fractures impact the actual brick wall underneath :(
Ack, who ever convinced me that owning a house was a good idea?
Anyhoo, hope all is well with everyone,
xoxo [007 in Africa]
OK so the gutter fall was not that life-threatening but it's now resting on a loose electrical wire. I'd like to see you handle electrified metal!
Hi All,
We're all so glad that it wasn't a bad earthquake, but I must admit that not having access to calling the family for 2 hours after the earthquake (all phone lines were jammed) was quite panicking. I have several hairline fractures in my dining room wall in the drywall, which I suspect are not a structural issue, but I'll be calling my insurance and getting some professionals in the house to check if the fractures impact the actual brick wall underneath :(
xoxo [007 in Africa]
PS: By sheer stroke of unluck, there is one building at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is closed for further inspection, but it doesn't happen to be the one in which I work! I could really use a day off today :)
The church spire of the Church close to my house fell unceremoniously and dropped unto the stairs in front.
Life-threatening damage from a plastic gutter that detached from the front of the house in Petworth.
OK so the gutter fall was not that life-threatening but it's now resting on a loose electrical wire. I'd like to see you handle electrified metal!
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